If you love your flats (diapers)

Eowyn · 03-05-2012, 07:31 PM

...tell me why.

How are they on sizing? Would I just have to get flats and that'd be it until she potty learns?

ncsweetpea · 03-05-2012, 07:38 PM

Honey, I thought you were talking shoes...til I got to the end of your post?

Eowyn · 03-05-2012, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ncsweetpea

Honey, I thought you were talking shoes...til I got to the end of your post?

Oops.

GraemesMomma · 03-05-2012, 07:41 PM

I loved them until baby was super mobile (7mo?) So trim. I plan on using them again for next babe.

I'm just a pocket gal once those diaper changes need to happen fast

ReedleBeetle · 03-05-2012, 07:54 PM

My mom only used flats. I remember diaper changes on my youngest brother being quire intense once he could move.

Very versatile though and the diapers that were purchased at birth went all the way to potty learning, except the covers.

2sunshines · 03-05-2012, 07:58 PM

I love them. Incredibly versatile. Once you get good at folding, they're no more work to change than a prefold. I love that I can add absorbency where needed. I love that they're trim. But the thing that I love the absolute most is that I know every layer gets super clean (because every layer is exposed) and they dry super super super quickly on the line.

blondie · 03-05-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 2sunshines

I love them. Incredibly versatile. Once you get good at folding, they're no more work to change than a prefold. I love that I can add absorbency where needed. I love that they're trim. But the thing that I love the absolute most is that I know every layer gets super clean (because every layer is exposed) and they dry super super super quickly on the line.

This is why I love them, too!

Iarwain · 03-05-2012, 08:05 PM

It's been a while and I never used them exclusively but they washed so well and dried very quickly. I usually just folded them in an appropriately sized rectangle and used a snug velcro cover to hold them on the same way you would with a tri-folded prefold, though they do pin on nicely too. Garage sale flannel receiving blankets make nice, cheap, absorbent flats.

Is it weird that I miss cloth diapering?

GraemesMomma · 03-05-2012, 08:08 PM

Yes! Meant to mention, I used mainly flannel rcvg blankets. Way cheap!

Iarwain, I think I'll miss it when it's over

Tandem mama · 03-05-2012, 08:09 PM

I love love love flats. They're trim and versatile and one size fits all (though mine were bulkier on my newb) and they wash and dry so nice. They can take a beating in my diaper eating machine aka washer.

Eowyn · 03-05-2012, 08:19 PM

A friend is sending me some to try.

knitlove · 03-05-2012, 08:22 PM

After almost 3 years I am packing up my flats to be put away until we have another baby. One size all the way through from when Early Bird was still in the NICU, util two weeks ago when at almost 3 she decided she didn't need them.

Eowyn · 03-05-2012, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by knitlove

After almost 3 years I am packing up my flats to be put away until we have another baby. One size all the way through from when Early Bird was still in the NICU, util two weeks ago when at almost 3 she decided she didn't need them.

We're on our third size of prefolds already (she's 17 pounds!), and I'm hoping to find one thing and stick with it.

Quiteria · 03-05-2012, 10:05 PM

I liked them enough that I bought a case to sell.

I did have a little more trouble pinning them snuggly than I expected, so I generally used them under a cover. I also liked them inside pocket diapers. At one point I bought a pattern to make one size pocket diapers with a natural inner layer, and then was going to stuff them with the flats. I only got one of those pockets actually sewn...but I did like them in the pockets I bought.

The ability to wash and dry them quickly was the biggest factor for me. I hate the thought of too many layers (prefolds, all in ones, etc.) holding onto germs in the middle.

I hated having to run the prefolds through the dryer a second time to get them dry. I liked being able to pull the flats out of the dryer on the first go around.

GlobalMama · 03-05-2012, 10:32 PM

Love 'em. If you search for "I <3 flats" I think it is, or threads started by me, there's a whole slew of people who love flats too

03-05-2012, 07:31 PM	#1
Eowyn Deactivated I am no man! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: KS Posts: 26,727	If you love your flats (diapers) ...tell me why. How are they on sizing? Would I just have to get flats and that'd be it until she potty learns? Last edited by Eowyn; 03-05-2012 at 07:40 PM.

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ncsweetpea Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,374	Re: If you love your flats Honey, I thought you were talking shoes...til I got to the end of your post?

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GraemesMomma Deactivated Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,321	Re: If you love your flats I loved them until baby was super mobile (7mo?) So trim. I plan on using them again for next babe. I'm just a pocket gal once those diaper changes need to happen fast

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ReedleBeetle Rose Garden Hangin' on for dear life! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: WV, I'm a mountain momma Posts: 25,579	Re: If you love your flats (diapers) My mom only used flats. I remember diaper changes on my youngest brother being quire intense once he could move. Very versatile though and the diapers that were purchased at birth went all the way to potty learning, except the covers. __________________ RiAnnon infj Single Momma to LegoCraft May 2005

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2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,029	Re: If you love your flats (diapers) I love them. Incredibly versatile. Once you get good at folding, they're no more work to change than a prefold. I love that I can add absorbency where needed. I love that they're trim. But the thing that I love the absolute most is that I know every layer gets super clean (because every layer is exposed) and they dry super super super quickly on the line. __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

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Iarwain Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,686	Re: If you love your flats (diapers) It's been a while and I never used them exclusively but they washed so well and dried very quickly. I usually just folded them in an appropriately sized rectangle and used a snug velcro cover to hold them on the same way you would with a tri-folded prefold, though they do pin on nicely too. Garage sale flannel receiving blankets make nice, cheap, absorbent flats. Is it weird that I miss cloth diapering? __________________ ~Iarwain Student midwife and Mama to the amazing half-dozen: Hacker - 18 The Mad Scientist - 18 Princess - 15 Lemur - 12 Noodle - 9 ... and little miss Rosebud - age 6

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GraemesMomma Deactivated Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,321	Re: If you love your flats (diapers) Yes! Meant to mention, I used mainly flannel rcvg blankets. Way cheap! Iarwain, I think I'll miss it when it's over

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Tandem mama Rose Garden In my world everyone's a pony Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Where everyone eats rainbows and poops butterflies Posts: 11,743	Re: If you love your flats (diapers) I love love love flats. They're trim and versatile and one size fits all (though mine were bulkier on my newb) and they wash and dry so nice. They can take a beating in my diaper eating machine aka washer. __________________ I'm Megan (ENFP, DYT Type 1) Married since 2007 to my Apple-geeky artist Don (INTJ) Mommy to Lydia (1/08) "Nature is really dirty" Charlotte (7/10) "me am not chawlotte me are batman" Introducing Nolan January 11, 2014

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Eowyn Deactivated I am no man! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: KS Posts: 26,727	Re: If you love your flats (diapers) A friend is sending me some to try.

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knitlove Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 21,260	Re: If you love your flats (diapers) After almost 3 years I am packing up my flats to be put away until we have another baby. One size all the way through from when Early Bird was still in the NICU, util two weeks ago when at almost 3 she decided she didn't need them. __________________ Wife to a wonderful DH for 19 years. Momma to my 29 weeker Early Bird who is thirteen and my little Wiggle Worm born 33 weeks who is nine. How do I have a teenager?! I don't feel ready for this.

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Quiteria Rose Garden Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 23,483	Re: If you love your flats (diapers) I liked them enough that I bought a case to sell. I did have a little more trouble pinning them snuggly than I expected, so I generally used them under a cover. I also liked them inside pocket diapers. At one point I bought a pattern to make one size pocket diapers with a natural inner layer, and then was going to stuff them with the flats. I only got one of those pockets actually sewn...but I did like them in the pockets I bought. The ability to wash and dry them quickly was the biggest factor for me. I hate the thought of too many layers (prefolds, all in ones, etc.) holding onto germs in the middle. I hated having to run the prefolds through the dryer a second time to get them dry. I liked being able to pull the flats out of the dryer on the first go around. __________________ Homeschooling mama to five: a young adult (graduated!), two high schoolers, a big kid, and a kindergartner And yes, they've all aged overnight since the last time you read my out-of-date sigg.

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GlobalMama Climbing Rose Missing these sweet moments Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Boston proper Posts: 1,447	Re: If you love your flats (diapers) Love 'em. If you search for "I <3 flats" I think it is, or threads started by me, there's a whole slew of people who love flats too __________________ Mama to these tiny fries: The philosopher 1/13/2010 (C/S) The broadway star 3/23/2012 (CBAC) The x-games participant (Breech HBA2C) 4/28/2014 The baby of the bunch (2HBA2C) 3/30/2016 Always missing and loving Samuel and Sascha 3/14/2011 INTJ to a fault

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